1 Timothy 5:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If a woman who is a follower has any widows in her family, she should help them. This will keep the church from having that burden, and then the church can help widows who are really in need.

Cross References

1 Timothy 5:10

She must also be well known for doing all sorts of good things, such as raising children, giving food to strangers, welcoming God's people into her home, helping people in need, and always making herself useful.

1 Timothy 5:8

People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.

1 Timothy 5:9

For a widow to be put on the list of widows, she must be at least sixty years old, and she must have been faithful in marriage.